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The First Samurai: The Life and Legend of the Warrior Rebel, Taira Masakado by Karl Friday

The First Samurai: The Life and Legend of the Warrior Rebel, Taira Masakado: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The First Samurai: The Life and Legend of the Warrior Rebel, Taira Masakado runs 6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Matt Miller (about 4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6listening hrs
Asiastore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6 hours of listening.

Days to finish The First Samurai: The Life and Legend of the Warrior Rebel, Taira Masakado at common listening paces
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30 min / day12 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 6 hours, it is shorter than 69% of the 893 Asia audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The First Samurai: The Life and Legend of the Warrior Rebel, Taira Masakado is an audiobook by Karl Friday: a 6-hour unabridged recording, read by Matt Miller, released July 14, 2020, on the Asia shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
6 hrs
Narrated by
Matt Miller
Released
July 14, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Asia
ISBN
9781666554670

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The First Samurai: The Life and Legend of the Warrior Rebel, Taira Masakado as an audiobook?

The First Samurai: The Life and Legend of the Warrior Rebel, Taira Masakado runs 6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4 hours.

Is The First Samurai: The Life and Legend of the Warrior Rebel, Taira Masakado free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The First Samurai: The Life and Legend of the Warrior Rebel, Taira Masakado?

The First Samurai: The Life and Legend of the Warrior Rebel, Taira Masakado is narrated by Matt Miller.